This article (1) has been retracted at the request of the authors. The Journal was made aware that the article contains extensive duplication of text and data previously published in a Cell Death & Disease article (2). In addition to text duplication, data reuse was found in Figures 1, 3, and 6, and Supplementary Table S4. The authors deeply regret any inconveniences or challenges resulting from the publication and subsequent retraction of this article.

A copy of this retraction notice was sent to the last known e-mail addresses for the 11 authors. All authors agreed to the retraction.